BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC RESPONDING TO STORM-CAUSED OUTAGES IN WASHINGTON, BURLESON, LEE COUNTIES

  

Update #2 4:15 p.m.: Power has been restored to a large portion of Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members in Washington, Burleson, and Lee Counties, after severe storms Tuesday night knocked out power.

According to Bluebonnet’s online outage map, as of 4 p.m. this (Wednesday) afternoon, around 100 members south of Caldwell remain without power, while minor outages in Washington and Lee Counties are affecting less than ten members combined.

This morning, over 2,000 members were affected by over 50 outages across Bluebonnet’s service area, with the largest outages concentrated in Burleson County.  Separate, smaller outages affected members in Washington and Lee Counties.

Update #1 @11:30 a.m.: Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative crews are continuing their work to restore power to members affected by severe storms overnight.

According to Bluebonnet’s online outage map, as of 11:30 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning, there are still a little over 200 members without power in connection to just over 10 outages, after over 2,000 members were affected by over 50 outages across Bluebonnet’s service area.

The remaining outages are largely concentrated in Burleson County, with separate, smaller outages in Washington County.  Power has been restored to all affected locations in Lee County.

As of this morning, over 130 members in Burleson County and 50 members in Washington County remain without power.

Bluebonnet thanks its members for their patience and understanding while crews work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Original Story @ 8:11 a.m.: Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative crews are currently working to restore power to hundreds of members across Washington, Burleson, and Lee Counties.

According to Bluebonnet’s online outage map, as of 8 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning, Bluebonnet is responding to roughly 50 outages affecting just under 1,900 members across its service area, as a result of the severe storm that moved through the area overnight.  Bluebonnet says outages are scattered throughout the area, but the largest concentration of outages are in Burleson, Washington, and Lee Counties.

An outage south of Caldwell in Burleson County, near the intersection of Highway 21 and FM 60, affected 526 members.  Power has been restored to over 330 of those members.  Crews have determined the outage was caused by a tree falling into power lines in a creek bottom, and have brought in equipment to repair the damage and restore power.

There are also outages in north Burleson County affecting roughly 150 members, along with separate outages affecting a few dozen members in the south and west portions of the county.

In Washington County, smaller outages have been reported across the county affecting roughly 170 members, with higher concentrations east of Brenham and east of Independence.

Meanwhile, around 110 outages have been reported across Lee County, with the highest concentrations east of Giddings, southeast of Lexington, and just west of the Lee-Burleson County line.

Bluebonnet thanks its members for their patience and understanding while crews work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Click here to view Bluebonnet's outage map.